Google Recorder

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Google Recorder is ranked #8 of 34 in voice note apps on Inferse. It runs on Android, Web.

Compared on voice note apps

Free plan: Yesrecorder.google.com
Transcription: Yesrecorder.google.com
Supported platforms: Web, Androidrecorder.google.com
Audio export: Yesrecorder.google.com
Text export: Yesrecorder.google.com
Note organization: searchrecorder.google.com

Facts

Purpose: Recorder is for capturing audio such as meetings, lectures, band practices, and family memories, and it can automatically transcribe and label recordings.play.google.com · 3 Oct 2026
Editing and summaries: Recordings can be edited, shared, replayed, and summarized.play.google.com · 3 Oct 2026
Device availability: Google says Recorder works on Pixel 3 and later phones and Pixel Tablet.support.google.com · 3 Oct 2026
Web access: In a browser, users can edit a recording title, play recordings, and search within a recording at recorder.google.com.support.google.com · 3 Oct 2026
Recording limit: A single recording can be up to 18 hours long.support.google.com · 3 Oct 2026
Transcription and search: Users can search recordings for words, phrases, and sounds such as music or applause, and find when they occur.support.google.com · 3 Oct 2026
Language and device limits: Real-time transcription languages vary by device generation; Pixel 6 and later have the listed additional languages, including Mandarin, Hindi, Italian, and Spanish.support.google.com · 3 Oct 2026
Summary limits: Summaries are available on Pixel 8 and later for supported languages and speech recordings from five minutes up to one hour; some languages may need internet access.support.google.com · 3 Oct 2026
Integrations: Recordings and transcripts can be shared with other apps, and transcripts can be sent to Google Docs or NotebookLM.support.google.com · 3 Oct 2026
Backup and storage: Backups use shared Google Account storage across services including Photos, Drive, and Gmail, and new recordings cannot be backed up when that storage is full.support.google.com · 3 Oct 2026
Sharing privacy: Backed-up recordings and links are private by default, while public links can be accessed by anyone who has the link.support.google.com · 3 Oct 2026
Transcription data handling: Google says Recorder sends audio to an on-device Google service or app for transcription, which discards the audio after transcription.support.google.com · 3 Oct 2026
Security and privacy: Google Play lists the app's data as encrypted in transit and says users can request deletion; the listing also reports no data shared with third parties.play.google.com · 3 Oct 2026
Support: The Google Play listing provides support at [email protected].play.google.com · 3 Oct 2026
Audience: Google describes Recorder for people capturing meetings, lectures, band practices, family memories, and other moments they want to save.play.google.com · 3 Oct 2026
Recording length: A single recording can be up to 18 hours long.support.google.com · 4 Oct 2026
Supported devices: Recorder is available on Pixel 3 and later phones and Pixel Tablet.support.google.com · 4 Oct 2026
Editing: Users can trim recordings using the audio or generated transcript, and crop or remove sections.support.google.com · 4 Oct 2026
Transcription and privacy: Recorder sends audio to an on-device Google service or app for transcription, which discards the audio after transcription.support.google.com · 4 Oct 2026
Search: Users can search recordings for words, phrases, or sounds such as music or applause, including when they occurred.support.google.com · 4 Oct 2026
AI summaries: Summaries are available on Pixel 8 and later for supported languages, and accept recordings with 5 minutes to 1 hour of speech.support.google.com · 4 Oct 2026
Summary processing: Google says summaries run in a secure, isolated cloud environment, and some languages may need internet access.support.google.com · 4 Oct 2026
Sharing: Backed-up recordings and links are private by default; public links can be accessed by anyone with the link.support.google.com · 4 Oct 2026
Local storage: Recordings stay on a Pixel phone or tablet and are not synced to a Google Account unless the user chooses to back them up, share them, copy them, save them elsewhere, or donate them to Google.support.google.com · 4 Oct 2026
Speaker labels: Speaker labels are available only in US English, and voice models are computed on the device and deleted within minutes after labeling.support.google.com · 4 Oct 2026
Wear OS: Recorder is available on Wear OS, and a Pixel Watch recording can last up to 30 minutes before syncing to a phone for full transcript features.support.google.com · 4 Oct 2026
Maker: Google says it was officially incorporated in August 1998 and identifies its current headquarters as Mountain View, California.about.google · 4 Oct 2026